grte@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · edit-22 days agoLiberals' grocery benefit payments start for eligible Canadians todaywww.winnipegfreepress.comexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up144file-text
arrow-up144external-linkLiberals' grocery benefit payments start for eligible Canadians todaywww.winnipegfreepress.comgrte@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · edit-22 days agomessage-square10fedilinkfile-text
minus-square0li0li@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·2 days agoBandaid solution, based on revenues from 2 years ago. And grocery stores still profit more than ever…
minus-squareUncle_Ben@fedinsfw.applinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 days agoFr, what am I supposed to do with ~$270? That’s like 2 weeks of groceries at best.
minus-squareag10n@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days ago2 weeks of groceries is better than nothing
minus-squarehowrar@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 hours agoBetter than nothing in the short term. But beyond those two weeks? I’m not convinced that this is better than nothing.
minus-squareag10n@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 hours agoAgree this is far too short term to make a difference I’m not the target audience so assuming it might help someone
minus-square0li0li@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·8 hours agoNo. Putting that money towards a program/commission to regulate food prices, which affect everybody, would be better than 2 weeks of discounts for some people.
Bandaid solution, based on revenues from 2 years ago. And grocery stores still profit more than ever…
Fr, what am I supposed to do with ~$270? That’s like 2 weeks of groceries at best.
2 weeks of groceries is better than nothing
Better than nothing in the short term. But beyond those two weeks? I’m not convinced that this is better than nothing.
Agree this is far too short term to make a difference
I’m not the target audience so assuming it might help someone
No. Putting that money towards a program/commission to regulate food prices, which affect everybody, would be better than 2 weeks of discounts for some people.